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http://dx.doi.org/10.14478/ace.2021.1107

Effect of Nitrogen Plasma Surface Treatment of Rice Husk-Based Activated Carbon on Electric Double-Layer Capacitor Performance  

Lee, Raneun (Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University)
Kwak, Cheol Hwan (Institute of Carbon Fusion Technology (InCFT), Chungnam National University)
Lee, Hyeryeon (Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Seokjin (Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Young-Seak (Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.33, no.1, 2022 , pp. 71-77 More about this Journal
Abstract
To increase biomass utilization, rice husk-based activated carbon (RHAC) followed by nitrogen plasma surface treatment was prepared and the electric double-layer capacitor performance was investigated. Through nitrogen plasma surface treatment, up to 2.17% of nitrogen was introduced to the surface of RHAC, and in particular the sample reacted for 5 min with nitrogen plasma showed dominant formation of pyrrolic/pyridine N functional groups. In addition, mesopores were formed on the RHAC material by the removal of silica, and the surface roughness of the carbon material increased by nitrogen plasma surface treatment, resulting in the formation of many micropores. As a result of cyclic voltammetry measurement, at a scan rate of 5 mV/s, the specific capacitance of the RHAC treated with nitrogen plasma increased up to 200 F/g, showing an 80.2% improvement compared to that of using untreated RHAC (111 F/g). This is attributed to the synergetic effect of the introduction of pyrrolic/pyridine-based nitrogen functional groups and the increase of the micropore volume on the surface of the carbon material. This study has a positive effect on the environment in terms of recycling waste resources and using plasma surface treatment.
Keywords
Biomass; Rice husk; Electric double-layer capacitor; Plasma surface treatment;
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